February 16, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur /Insights, News
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced changes to the way mortgages are given out in this country today that are said to help prevent a housing bubble from forming. The keyword being prevent, meaning the government is very clear that they do not believe a housing bubble exists. I would have to agree with the […]
The provincial government is proposing to harmonize the GST with the PST. This new tax will be known as the HST. This would underlying principle is to increase efficiencies by having just a single tax, however, some goods (like housing) that have never been subject to the PST, suddenly would be. This has many people […]
New Mortgage Rules Aimed at Cooling the Condo Market
February 16, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights, News
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced changes to the way mortgages are given out in this country today that are said to help prevent a housing bubble from forming. The keyword being prevent, meaning the government is very clear that they do not believe a housing bubble exists. I would have to agree with the […]
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New Details on The HST
June 22, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / News
The provincial government is proposing to harmonize the GST with the PST. This new tax will be known as the HST. This would underlying principle is to increase efficiencies by having just a single tax, however, some goods (like housing) that have never been subject to the PST, suddenly would be. This has many people […]
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